Manager for Audit & Assurance

Summary: The A&A Manager is expected to correctly perform routine engagement procedures in a timely and professional manner and will both prepare and review all A&A engagements. Individual must be able to meet assigned deadlines or budgets and provide advanced warning of variances. An A&A Manager is proficient with audit and other applicable professional standard concepts practices and procedures; Supervises trains and mentors Seniors and Supervisors Accountants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for all A&A engagements of varying size and complexity to include planning and coordinating workload.

Planning directing and reviewing all phases of an engagement for more complex types of engagements.

Responsible for client relationships within their area of expertise by ensuring delivery of quality client service and maintain profitable client relationships.

Directs fieldwork on A&A engagements monitoring progress of engagements in relation to budgets and due dates.

Proactively work to help develop or maintain client relationships with engagement-related client personnel who are responsible for accounting matters.

Identify planning & consulting opportunities in our clients operations possessing a deep knowledge of the client and the clients business.

Understands and follows the Firms quality control standards assist as assigned to annual and other internal inspections.

Follows the Firms administrative practices; understands the Firms organization in communicating all auditing matters to Managers and Partners.

Review all new audit review compilation or tax engagements outline job specifications and estimate fees to be charged.

Maintain technical competence.

Manage client accounts including billing fee analysis collecting profitability and new service development.

Handle interviews with prospective clients and prepare engagement letters for approval by Partner.

Participate in firms marketing activities establish a network of referral sources and contribute to business development.

Developing supervising and mentoring team members.

Perform any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Broad knowledge of GAAP and GAAS and a general tax knowledge.

Ability to perform research as necessary to resolve accounting or engagement issues that may arise during the performance of the engagement.

Excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills.

Detail oriented & ability to multi-task.

Strong accounting analytical and organizational skills.

Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software with the ability to learn new or updated software.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in accounting or related filed required.

CPA license required.

8 years experience in public accounting audit experience.

3 years in a supervisory role.

Experience preparing audit reports required.

Physical/Mental/Visual Demands and Work Environment:

This job is conducted in an office work environment sitting most of the time working on a computer.

Must be able to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally.

Travel is required.

Work Schedule:

Typically Monday through Friday 8am-5pm.

Additional hours are required during peak season.

10-15% travel is expected for this position.

The statements on this document are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job described nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. The Firm hereby expressly reserves the right to modify any or all job descriptions as it becomes necessary or appropriate.